icomedias joins Altamount, strengthening expertise in public sector digitalisation

Altamount Software GmbH ("Altamount") has signed an agreement to acquire icomedias GmbH ("icomedias"), headquartered in Graz, Austria. With its product HybridForms, icomedias is one of the leading providers of digital, mobile form and workflow processes — in particular for public authorities, emergency services organisations, and companies operating in critical infrastructure. Closing of the transaction remains subject to the required foreign investment regulatory approval by the Austrian authorities and is expected in the near term.

With this acquisition, Altamount expands its portfolio to include a leading specialist in mission-critical digitalisation. HybridForms enables police authorities, public administrations, and organisations with high security requirements to map paper-based processes in a fully digital, mobile, and offline-capable manner. The solution thereby closes a central gap between statutory requirements, operational efficiency, and security-sensitive data management.

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Andreas Philippi, CEO of Altamount Software GmbH, states:

"We are very pleased that icomedias and HybridForms will be part of Altamount going forward. The entire team — in particular the four foundersChristian Ekhart, Martin Bene, Ramon Wein and, and Heidi Mertens — are staying on board and will shape the next phase of development together with us. icomedias has developed a leading product for highly security-critical environments over many years. This partnership feeds directly into our goal of building a strong, interconnected group of companies in this space and, leveraging our cybersecurity expertise, offering our customers as many capabilities and security features as possible from a single source."

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Christian Ekhart, Managing Director of icomedias GmbH, adds:

"With Altamount, we gain a partner who shares our vision. Together, we want to continue developing HybridForms, open up new markets, and consistently strengthen our technological foundation. Being part of Altamount creates the conditions to grow our product and our company successfully over the long term — to the benefit of our customers and our team. We also lookforward to collaborating with the other companies in the Altamount network to capture synergies and jointly develop innovative solutions for security-critical environments."

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Timm Overmanns, Head of M&A at Altamount Software GmbH, adds:

"icomedias already has touchpoints today with our activities in the mobility and energy sectors. Added to this is its strong position in the area of internal security, which has always been a core theme for CHAPTERS. We want to build on these strengths — including through further acquisitions. At the same time, icomedias demonstrates that long-term succession planning, combined with professional support for business growth, can be an enormous gain for all parties involved. We look forward to working with many more founders who want to plan their long-term succession with us, but first want to take their business to the next level with professional backing."

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